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Drawn from the worlds of growth mindset, contemplative practice, improvisational theater, and positive reinforcement training. Also including other oddities and life adventures.
May 24, 2019 · And after all these years, I truly believe that improv comedy is not just fun – it’s a practice in spirituality. Hear me out. These are the major tenets of improv: Be present: Don’t think about what will come; don’t fret about what just happened. Just pay attention to what is and try not to get stuck in thought.
- Letter to God—For one of our warm-ups, we adapted a reliable standard, the word-at-a-time letter. Our instructions directed players in pairs to use that same format—alternating smoothly from player-to-player to “write” a vocal letter—to write a letter, yes, and to have the letter written to God from a child’s perspective.
- Spiritual Scrapbook—Earlier this year, my colleague Cort Worthington introduced me to Photo Album, a lovely exercise he uses with business school students to help them get to know each other and get comfortable with shared control improv story-telling.
- The Guest House—This exercise shares some elements with “House Party,” a playful short form piece that lasts until the host can name the endowed qualities of each of three guests at a party.
Nov 4, 2023 · Lesson 1: Stop writing the script and just improvise. On the day of my first class show, one of my best friends was unable to attend. Instead, he had flowers delivered to my apartment...
- Patty Breen
Nov 15, 2013 · I have been doing some improv this fall—as a spiritual practice. Standard principles of improv include: stay in the present moment, listen carefully, do not get tangled up in your ego, keep letting go of your idea from a second ago, and trust what emerges from the group.
Aug 20, 2013 · Part 1 of this three-part post introduced a working definition for spirituality—the whole-person practice of awakening, feeling, and expressing a connection to larger Mystery and deeper meaning—and for improvisation—the in-the-moment art of active creating in relationship to the many offers coming from one’s inner life and immediately ...
Oct 26, 2013 · 1. Be willing to be a fool. In improv, you’re submitting to the larger group, relinquishing rights to control the scene, the narrative or even the role you are playing. If someone decides that everyone is going to crawl on the floor, bark and wag their tails, that’s what you do.
